CARBONDALE, Ill. – Six combined runs in their final two innings lifted Drake to a 7-0 win over the University of Evansville softball team in Wednesday's opening game of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship at Charlotte West Stadium. Box Score Evansville's defense kept things close in the early innings. After the Bulldogs scored a run in the first, things would remain at 1-0- until the bottom of the 5th when Drake scored twice before a grand slam pushed the lead to 7-0 in the 6th. UE was limited to three hits on the day with Jenna Nink earning a pair and Lacy Smith picking up the other.
Drake defeats Evansville in MVC Championship opener
